Gossip or personal info about others shared behind their backs. Chisme is the social fuel of offices, neighborhoods, and WhatsApp group chats everywhere.

No problem, it's all good, don't worry, relax. It's the quintessential Mexican reassuring phrase — that magic sentence that dissolves any tension and tells you everything's gonna be cool.

To look like it's higher quality, more expensive, or fancier than it really is. When something 'da el gatazo' it looks good at first glance and fools the eye, even if up close it's cheap.

To gang up on someone, to bully or attack as a group against one person who can't defend themselves alone. In Mexico, echar montón is the cowardice of many against one.